Naomi
Commended for her "rich soprano that holds stunning power and tender softness," Naomi Isabel Ruiz delights audiences with her compelling and sincere stage presence.
An interpreter of Puccini, Naomi performed the beloved role of Cio-Cio-San in MADAMA BUTTERFLY with Tacoma Opera. Naomi enjoys performing many Puccini roles, and has been seen as Musetta in LA BOHÈME with Minnesota Opera, Mimì in LA BOHÈME with the Janiec Opera Company, a role she also covered with Opera Santa Barbara, Liù in TURANDOT, Magda in LA RONDINE, and Lauretta in GIANNI SCHICCHI with Des Moines Metro Opera. A testament to her versatility, she performs roles ranging from Atalanta in XERXES, to Fiordiligi in COSÌ FAN TUTTE, Antonia in A WEDDING, Donna Elvira in DON GIOVANNI, and Marguerite in FAUST.
Noteworthy engagements include Barbara in CASANOVA'S HOMECOMING, Berta in THE BARBER OF SEVILLE, Inez in IL TROVORE, and Rosaura in the American premiere of Jonathan Dove’s THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO all with Minnesota Opera. Other note-worth engagements include concert and recital appearances with Toledo Opera, Michigan Opera Theatre, Mobile Opera, the Mozarteum, Bay Area Summer Opera Theatre, Verdi Opera Theatre of Michigan, and the Schubert Club.
In the 2026/2027 season, Naomi will perform Beethoven's 9th SYMPHONY with the Yakima Symphony Orchestra . Recent engagements include Faure’s REQUIEM, Eleanor Dailey's REQUIEM, Handel’s MESSIAH, and Handel’s DIXIT DOMINUS and Beethoven’s 9th SYMPHONY with the St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra. As a McNair Scholar, Naomi received a Bachelor of Music from Central Washington University. She earned a Master of Music and a Performer Diploma in Opera Performance from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.
Naomi lives in Washington State with her husband, Jason Wickson, and their two beautiful daughters.